Winners in 2nd Selective Cartoon Contest, Baja 2012, Hungary

1st Prize: Alexander Shmidt - Belarus

Diploma: Peter Ballner - Hungary

Diploma: Constantin Sunnerberg - Belgium

Diploma: Wang Da Peng - China

Source: grafikuskelemen .

Results 18th International Golden Keg 2012, Presov - Slovakia

Results 18th International Golden Keg 2012, Presov - Slovakia
Attendance: 205 authors from 37 countries with 523 works.
The jury decided to award the prizes to the following artists on their meeting on 05.03.2012:
Grand Prix Golden Keg 2012 – Boris Erenburg (Israel) (Top above)

1st Prize – Nikola Hendrickx (Belgium) (Above)
2nd Prize - Zhao Kun (China )

3rd Prize – Fernando “Pica” (Colombia) (Above).
Special Awards:
The Town Presov Prize - Oleg Šuk (Slovakia)
Bulgarian Cultural Institute Prize: Jacek Frackiewicz (Poland)
Igor Sevcik Prize - Bobo Pernecký (Slovakia)
Regional organization SSN Prize - Miroslav Barvirčák (Slovakia)
Pivnej gallery Prize - ex aequo - Henryk Cebula (Poland) & Oleksiy Kustovsky (Ukraine)
Foundation ART.EAST Snina Prize - Pol Leurs (Luxembourg).
Honorable Mentions:
Ivailo Tsvetkov (Bulgaria) - Jan Hrubý (Czech Republic) - Tadeusz Krotos (Poland) - Li Bu Yi (China) - Zhang Xin Hua (China) - Mykola Kapusta (Ukraine) – Ahmet Büyükmehmetoğlu (Turkey) - Tivadar Török (Hungary) - Makhmudjon Eshonkulov (Uzbekistan) - Jiří Hiršl (Czech Republic) - Goran Čeličanin (Serbia) - Shi Tian Jun (China) - Xiao Zhong Yao (China).
Jury: Miroslav Vico (President), Elena Arnaudová, Rudolf Dupkala, Edita Hudáková, Tadeusz Bloński, Ivan Kriššák, Fedor Vico (cartoonist & managing director of competition).
Source: Ivan Hanousek (E-GAG 2012-13-14).

Results Internationale Sportcartoonale Zemst 'Olympic Games London 2012'

1st Prize: Constantin Sunnerberg (Belgium)

2nd Prize: Nikola Hendrickx (Belgium)

3rd Prize: Jose Gonzalo San Marin Escobar (Peru)

Best Belgian Entry: Jan Dufour.
Sources:
http://www.ecc-kruishoutem.be/zemst2012.html
http://www.sportimonium.be/pers/fotos-sportcartoonale/.

Similarity : Zhang Bin - Resad Sultanovic

This report from Makhmud Eshonqulov makh58@mail.ru .

Similarity : Grzegorz Zobczac - Luc Vernimmen

This report from Makhmud Eshonqulov makh58@mail.ru .

Similarity : Li Run Quan - Ludo Goderis

This report from Makhmud Eshonqulov makh58@mail.ru .

Similarity : Gheorghe Postelnicu (Stops) - Margarita Yancheva

This report from Nicu Stopel gheopost2010@gmail.com .

Similarity : Mihail Ciubotaru - Mohamad Reza Babai

This report from Makhmud Eshonqulov makh58@mail.ru .

Catalog of the International Contest "Fun in Vasylivka Style" 2011, Ukraine

Received the other day the color catalog of the International Contest of Visual Art "Fun in Vasylivka Style" 2011, Ukraine. Organised in two categories with theme: Castle and Free theme, they accepted works by snail mail and e-mail as well. 138 participants from 36 countries sent in 447 works with the results here .
The Vasylivka 2011 catalog is 15x21 cm in size and has 72 pages including the covers. In the catalog are the cartoons by Oğuz Gürel, Erdoğan Başol, and Çiğdem Demir, the prize-winners, from Turkey.
Images from top down:
Front cover catalog Vasylivka 2011
Sergey Elkin, Russia
Oğuz Gürel, Turkey
Erdoğan Başol, Turkey
Çiğdem Demir, Turkey
Hosein Rahimkhani, Iran
Andrey Rijov, Russia.

Similarity : Wieslaw Lipecki - Masoud Ziaei Zardkhashoei

This report from Makhmud Eshonqulov makh58@mail.ru .

New issue: ArteFacto # 50, March 2012

To view the e-magazine in full, click here .

Similarity : Pol Leurs - Dave Connaughon

This report from Makhmud Eshonqulov makh58@mail.ru

Results 51st Golden Hat International Cartoon Contest Knokke-Heist 2012

Winners in Golden Hat International Cartoon Contest Knokke-Heist 2012, Belgium
Golden Hat winner 2012 (Top above): Krzysztof Konopelski (Poland)
Silver Hat winner 2012 (Beneath top): Ahmet Aykanat (Turkey)
Bronze Hat winner 2012 (Above): Markus Grolik (Germany). (See similarity).
Source: http://www.cartoonfestival.be/cartoon/.

The artists selected in the XX Salão Internacional de Desenho para Imprensa

Dear artists,
Follow the link to the site selected by the publication of
the XX Salon International Design for Press
(XX Salão Internacional de Desenho para Imprensa):
http://www2.portoalegre.rs.gov.br/smc/default.php?p_secao=35
Those selected will participate in the show which opens next Friday
(03/23/2012) in the Gasometer Plant (Usina do Gasômetro).
Follow the invitation attached.
Thanks to everyone for participating!
Graciously,
Team Coordination of Fine Arts
Municipality of Porto Alegre
Municipal Secretary of Culture
Coordination of Fine Arts.
Telefones / Phones:
(+55) (51) 3289-8126 / 3289-8124.